ea0038p447 | Thyroid | SFEBES2015
Muhyaldeen Alan
, Kyriacou Angelos
, Schofield Jonathan
, Ali Anisa
, Ghattamaneni Sunethra
, Thiryayi Sakinah
, Durgesh Rana
, Nadira Narine
, Lee Steve
, Syed Akheel
, Parrott Neil
, Soran Handrean
Although the vast majority of thyroid nodules are benign, evaluation by ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy is usually necessary to exclude underlying malignancy. Partially in recognition of reported variability in FNA sensitivity and specificity, the 2007 British Thyroid Association (BTA) guidelines recommended two benign results 36 months apart to exclude neoplasia. The 2014 BTA guidance states that a second FNA is not required for nodules with benign...